King's Road Old Burial Ground in Chelsea, Greater London

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Get directions Dovehouse Green, King's Road
Chelsea, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London SW3 5UE England

Coordinates: 51.48740, -0.16969
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The land for the King's Road burial ground to serve the half mile distant Chelsea Parish Church of St Luke's (Chelsea Old Church) was originally given to the parish in 1733 by Sir Hans Sloane. The burial ground was consecrated in 1736 and later enlarged in 1790. It became known as the Old Burial Ground after provision for parish burials was supplemented in 1813 by the opening of a new burial ground, now the site of St Luke's Church and Gardens.

It was closed for burials by 1882 and became a garden for inmates of the adjacent workhouse. Following damage in WW2, it was developed as a garden, with a small part open to the public. It was named Dovehouse Green in 1977 when it was re-landscaped for the Silver Jubilee. Some tombstones remain on the perimeter. In 2003 it was refurbished for the Queen's Golden Jubilee.